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El Niño threatens more than 2.5 million people in southern Madagascar

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El Niño threatens more than 2.5 million people in southern Madagascar

Action Against Hunger warns that El Niño is expected to worsen drought in Madagascar’s Grand South, where more than 2.5 million people are already facing acute food insecurity. The NGO expects the worst food crisis in the region in the coming months since the 2021 crisis, according to RFI.

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